machan

See also: mach an, Machan, Machaň, and Macháň

English

Alternative forms

• machhan, muchan

Etymology

From Hindi मचान (macān, “platform”).

Noun

machan (plural machans)

1. A kind of safety platform in a tree, used when hunting large animals or to escape a flood; found most commonly in Indian jungles.

Anagrams

• Canham, mancha

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German machen, from Old High German mahhōn, from Proto-West Germanic *makōn.

Verb

machan

1. to make, do

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
• “machan” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Quechua

Verb

machan

1. third-person singular present indicative of machay

Spanish

Verb

machan

1. third-person plural present indicative of machar